For me, WW was the catalyst for me to get back to healthy living. I've always said that it's 99.9% mental. Anything works if it's the thing that gets your head in the right place. By giving it my all and following the plan completely, I was able to start losing again...very quickly at first. I had joined on March 1. After losing 5 lbs. the first week, it was 2-3 lbs. a week and after 3 months I'd lost 30 lbs!!! Then things began to slow down considerably, but I was still losing each week up until a month and a half ago. Now I'm doing what I can to get back to my original state of mind to get the rest off. I've lost 40 and am only 20 lbs. from my goal of 155. I've promised myself that even if I stay the same for a while, I'll be happy. The last thing I want is to start slipping like my former pattern. This time I plan to beat it by staying positive and getting back the same strong drive I had in the beginning. I know all to well how easy it is to backslide and it's a lot easier to catch it early than to try to recoup after 10 or more lbs. start to creep back.

I wish you all the best, Sandy. Keep optimistic and do whatever you need to in order to light the fire of motivation. Sometimes just changing it up works. That's why WW worked for me this last time - I went with a different attitude and was so fully committed that I felt nothing was going to get in my way...and it didn't. The more the pounds came off each week, the more determined I got. As you move into smaller sizes, the excitement of that takes over the need for certain food "treats". Success breeds more success and before you know it, you've got such momentum going that you are unstoppable!

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